College Football Week 5 Anytime TD Scorer Picks & Bets
College football Week 5 is upon us, soon to offer a huge Saturday schedule that is headlined by ESPN College Gameday festivities in Iowa City for Ohio State vs Iowa. The slate also includes Alabama vs Mississippi State, Florida vs Missouri, Auburn vs Tennessee and Miami vs Clemson. I've picked out my three CFB anytime touchdown scorer best bets for Saturday, as I look to improve on my 8-4 run over the last four weeks. In addition, make sure you check out our expert college football picks for more than 50 games on Saturday!
CFB Week 5 TD Scorer Best Bet: Jaylen Raynor, QB, Iowa State, Over 1.5 Passing Touchdowns (+100)
Odds courtesy of bet365 and available at time of publishing.
Raynor has tossed at least one touchdown pass in all four of Iowa State’s games this season, including two against Southeast Missouri even though the Cyclones won 38-10 and were leading basically the entire way. They are slight -3 favorites over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon, so the passing game should be featured even more heavily in this one. That is especially the case since the Mountaineers are allowing 282.3 yards per game through the air on 8.7 yards per attempt. They have already surrendered eight passing touchdowns.
Check out our West Virginia vs Iowa State prediction for Saturday's CFB matchup
CFB Week 5 Anytime TD Scorer Best Bet: Dezmen Roebuck, WR, Washington (+160)
Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook and available at time of publishing.
Washington pays a visit to USC on Saturday night. The Huskies are +9.5 underdogs, so you have to figure that they will air it out early and often. That’s the way to attack the Trojans’ defense regardless of the score, in fact. Head coach Lincoln Riley’s outfit surrenders 236.2 passing yard per contest on 8.4 yards per attempt and has watched opponents score eight TDs through the airwaves. Roebuck should be another one of the beneficiaries at this defense’s expense this weekend. The sophomore has made 30 receptions for 308 yards, and he found the end zone during last week’s 27-24 loss Minnesota. Going back to last year, Roebuck had seven touchdown catches, including five in the last six games.
Read the full analysis for our Washington vs USC prediction
CFB Week 5 Anytime TD Scorer Best Bet: Rayshon Luke, RB, Fresno State (-130)
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook and available at time of publishing.
Luke may have established himself as RB1 in Fresno State’s backfield following last week’s performance. The senior rushed 11 times for 167 yards and one touchdown during a 38-24 victory over Rice. For comparison, Bryson Donelson was held to 19 yards on nine attempts. Donelson has found the endzone four times already this year, but three of those came in a 49-3 laugher against Sacramento State. The Bulldogs have a much bigger game on their hands this weekend, visiting Washington States as +1.5 underdogs. Wazzou’s run defense stinks; it surrenders 173.3 yards per game on the ground and 5.0 yards per carry. The Cougars’ four rushing TDs given up make for a modest number, but there is no reason why Fresno State’s ground game can’t find success. Look for Luke to score...and maybe Donelson, too.
Lock in our Fresno State vs Washington State pick on the spread
College Football Week 5 Picks
Check out our expert college football predictions for the biggest games in Week 5 below:
- Ohio State vs Iowa prediction
- Michigan vs Minnesota prediction
- Alabama vs Mississippi State prediction
- West Virginia vs Iowa State prediction
- Notre Dame vs North Carolina prediction
- Navy vs Air Force prediction
- Michigan State vs Wisconsin prediction
- Vanderbilt vs Georgia prediction
- Auburn vs Tennessee prediction
- Florida vs Missouri prediction
- Virginia vs Florida State prediction
- Louisville vs NC State prediction
- Kentucky vs South Carolina prediction
- Purdue vs Illinois prediction
- Arkansas vs Texas A&M prediction
- Texas Tech vs Colorado prediction
- Miami vs Clemson prediction
- Washington vs USC prediction
- Indiana vs Rutgers prediction
